https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp on Friday rejected state participation to support it during the pandemic, an option favoured by unions but judged too costly by management. https://www.thelocal.de/20201212/german-steel-giant-rejects-high-cost-state-support Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:26:30 +0100 german-steel-giant-rejects-high-cost-state-support Thousands of Thyssenkrupp steel workers in Germany on Tuesday protested against planned job cuts, accusing bosses at the struggling conglomerate of mismanagement after a failed merger bid with Tata steel. https://www.thelocal.de/20191203/thousands-of-steel-workers-protest-against-german-job-cuts-thyssenkrupp Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:58:06 +0100 thousands-of-steel-workers-protest-against-german-job-cuts-thyssenkrupp German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp said on Friday that it was scrapping merger plans with Indian steel giant Tata and would slash 6,000 jobs worldwide in a structural shakeup. https://www.thelocal.de/20190511/german-steel-giant-thyssenkrupp-drops-tata-merger Sat, 11 May 2019 11:01:28 +0200 german-steel-giant-thyssenkrupp-drops-tata-merger German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp's biggest shareholder on Friday strongly opposed calls by activist investors to break up the venerable institution, as it battles through a leadership crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20180728/main-thyssenkrupp-shareholder-opposes-group-break-up Sat, 28 Jul 2018 12:26:35 +0200 main-thyssenkrupp-shareholder-opposes-group-break-up Turmoil has erupted at industrial giant Thyssenkrupp after a mega deal merging its steelmaking arm with India's Tata, with its bosses quitting amid an acrimonious battle with shareholders on whether to break up the venerable institution. https://www.thelocal.de/20180717/german-giant-thyssenkrupp-faces-aggressive-restructuring-after-bosses-quit Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:10:44 +0200 german-giant-thyssenkrupp-faces-aggressive-restructuring-after-bosses-quit German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp said on Friday it had finally agreed to the merger of its steelmaking business with India's Tata, making the merged firm Europe's second-biggest steelmaker. https://www.thelocal.de/20180630/germanys-thyssenkrupp-and-indias-tata-merge-to-become-europes-second-biggest-steelmaker Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:20:25 +0200 germanys-thyssenkrupp-and-indias-tata-merge-to-become-europes-second-biggest-steelmaker Steelworkers at German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp have won guarantees that their jobs are secure until 2026, bringing the group a step closer to its planned merger with India's Tata Steel. https://www.thelocal.de/20171222/thyssenkrupp-steelworkers-seal-job-security-deal-ahead-of-tata-merger Fri, 22 Dec 2017 12:16:29 +0100 thyssenkrupp-steelworkers-seal-job-security-deal-ahead-of-tata-merger Germany on Monday signed a deal to sell three submarines to the Israeli navy in an agreement of "strategic importance" to the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. https://www.thelocal.de/20171024/israel-germany-sign-submarine-deal-after-corruption-probe-delay Tue, 24 Oct 2017 10:36:14 +0200 israel-germany-sign-submarine-deal-after-corruption-probe-delay Germany has resumed negotiations towards selling Israel three submarines after a three-month pause in talks following concern in Berlin over a corruption investigation, Israeli officials said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171021/israel-germany-submarine-deal-advances-after-graft-probe-delay Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:30:27 +0200 israel-germany-submarine-deal-advances-after-graft-probe-delay German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp said Thursday it fell victim to a hacking attack in which the perpetrators sought to steal company secrets. https://www.thelocal.de/20161208/industry-giant-thyssenkrupp-attacked-hanckers Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:41:59 +0100 industry-giant-thyssenkrupp-attacked-hanckers Weapons manufacturers in Germany saw business boom in 2014, a report showed on Monday, defying a global trend of decreasing arms sales. https://www.thelocal.de/20151214/german-arms-builders-buck-downward-trend Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:42:38 +0100 german-arms-builders-buck-downward-trend A German industrial giant is waging a campaign of "internal warfare" against one of its own firms - Sweden's flagship submarine manufacturer Kockums - putting key defence deals at risk, sources have told The Local. https://www.thelocal.de/20131015/52407 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:20:00 +0200 52407 Berthold Beitz, Germany's industrial Oskar Schindler who saved hundreds of Jews from Nazi persecution before managing the heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp, has died aged 99, the company said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130801/51165 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 10:40:00 +0200 51165 German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp said on Wednesday it plans to axe 3,000 administrative jobs worldwide as disastrous investments in steel operations overseas tore holes in its balance sheet in the second quarter. https://www.thelocal.de/20130515/49721 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:14:00 +0200 49721 German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp, rocked by a slew of corruption scandals, said Tuesday it will not prosecute or fire employees involved in any wrongdoing if they cooperate in uncovering the malpractices. https://www.thelocal.de/20130416/49169 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:21:00 +0200 49169 German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp said Tuesday it is forecasting sluggish sales and earnings this year as it continues to suffer from weak steel demand in Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20130212/47911 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:12:00 +0100 47911 German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp unveiled plans on Friday to axe more than seven percent of the workforce at its Steel Europe division to make the business more competitive. https://www.thelocal.de/20130208/47851 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:05:00 +0100 47851 ThyssenKrupp's supervisory board has agreed to take a 50-percent pay cut in view of the German heavy industry and steel giant's disastrous losses last year, its chief said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130118/47415 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:44:00 +0100 47415 German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp came on Friday under fire after it emerged it had sent trade union representatives first class on trips to exotic locations such as Brazil and Formula 1 races. https://www.thelocal.de/20130111/47271 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:54:00 +0100 47271 German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp said Friday it has completed the sale of its stainless steel unit Inoxum to the Finnish group Outokumpu. https://www.thelocal.de/20121228/47025 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:25:00 +0100 47025